NITTANY LINES: Top recruit sustains torn ACL

June 15, 2012

Penn State recruit Adam Breneman sustained a knee injury this week that will keep him off the field until he arrives in State College.

Breneman, a tight end at Cedar Cliff High, tore his right ACL during 7-on-7 drills Thursday and will miss his senior season. The Penn State website Lions247.com received a statement from Breneman's father Brian confirming the injury the injury.

For Breneman, that means another surgery. During the offseason Breneman underwent procedures to repair a torn labrum in each shoulder. He told the Harrisburg Patriot-News last month that rehab had been going well.

Breneman is the nation's top-ranked high school tight end, according to several recruiting services. When he announced his commitment to Penn State in March, Breneman cited coach Bill O'Brien's approach to using tight ends as the New England Patriots' offensive coordinator as a factor in his decision.

"Coach O'Brien said the offense will be very similar to what it was like at New England," Breneman said then. "There will be a lot of uses for the tight end, and it definitely will be a very dynamic offense."

Breneman is scheduled to enroll at Penn State in 2013. Though the injury will prevent him from playing football this fall, it shouldn't affect his Penn State career.